Exiles, Entrepreneurs, and Educators : African Americans in Ghana.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Two Stages of African-american Migration to Ghana -- Relevant Literature on African-american Migration to West Africa -- Ghana as a Preferred West African Destination -- Rawlings Revives the Invitation to African Americans -- Methodology of the Study -- Chapter 1 African-American Migration to Africa Before 1966 -- Migrations to Sierra Leone and Liberia -- Ghana Replaces Liberia -- African Americans Answer Nkrumah's Call -- The Erosion of Democracy -- The 1966 Coup Makes African Americans Vulnerable -- Chapter 2 From Republic to Regime -- Ghana Under the National Liberation Council -- The Second Republic -- The Nrc/smc Years -- The Rawlings Era -- Chapter 3 From Regime to Republic -- Democracy Under Rawlings -- The Quest for Dual Citizenship -- Respondents' Assessments of Ghana's Political Parties -- Similarities Between the Partisan Structures of Ghana and the United States -- Focus on Meeting Basic Needs of the Populace -- Chapter 4 Entrepreneurs and Educators -- Challenges of Non-citizenship -- African-american Educators in Ghana -- Chapter 5 Organizations Founded by African-American Expatriates -- The African American Association of Ghana -- The Diaspora Africa Forum -- Fihankra International -- Chapter 6 Summary and Outlook -- Avoidance of Political Activity -- African-american Partisanship in the United States and Ghana -- The Vital Role of Organizations -- Outlook for the Future -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Compares the political activities of African Americans who settled in Ghana in the 1950s and 1960s with those who settled in the 1980s to the present.

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